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The nakednessעֶרְוַתof your daughter-in-lawכַּלָּתְךָyou shall notלֹאuncover;תְגַלֵּהsheהִואis your son’sבִּנְךָwife;אֵשֶׁתyou shall notלֹאuncoverתְגַלֶּהher nakedness.עֶרְוָתָהּ
Leviticus 18:15
Study it in the app“The nakedness of your daughter-in-law you shall not uncover; she is your son’s wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 18:15, word by word
- The nakednessעֶרְוַתervat
nakedness
Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.
Where else “ervat” appears- of your daughter-in-lawכַּלָּתְkalat
daughter-in-law
The son's wife.
Where else “kalat” appears- uncoverתְגַלֵּהtegale
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “tegale” appears- is your son’sבִּנְbin
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bin” appears- wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appears
The context
14The nakedness of your father’s brother you shall not uncover: you shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt.
15 · This verse (above)
16The nakedness of your brother’s wife you shall not uncover; it is the nakedness of your brother.